RWC 2015: Ireland push past France for Argentina quarter-final

Ireland put France away 24-9 at the Millennium Stadium on Sunday to top Pool D and set up a desired quarter-final with Argentina next weekend.

Tries from Rob Kearney and Conor Murray saw the Irish overcome the French in style, after battling with injuries to three of their key players, Johnny Sexton, Paul O’Connell and Peter O’Mahoney.

Captain O’Connell suffered a nasty hamstring injury at the breakdown and was removed before the interval, with O’Mahoney leaving in the second-half after a similar collision.

Sexton kicked both of the first two penalties on offer in the 12th and 18th minutes before leaving the field with a groin injury after 25, proving France’s predicted targeting of the fly-half.

Ian Madigan stepped in as the replacement and produced a superb display which started with a successful penalty attempt shortly after Sexton’s dismissal. A half-time score of 6-9 in Ireland’s favour kept everyone on tenterhooks before an impressive second-half display from the . . .

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